Clip for fountain-pens.



H. LASKO.

CLIP FOR FOUNTAIN PENS. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 12, 1918.

Patented Nov. 12, 1918..

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY LASKO, or NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR T0 EAGLE PENCIL COMPANY, OFNEW YORK, N. Y.

CLIP FOR EoUN'rAIN-rENs.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 12, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY LAsKo, residing in Bronx, in the county ofBronx and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Clips for Fountain-Pens, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a retaining clip for use in connection withafountain pen, and it has reference to the mounting and securing of theclip upon the part of the pen--usually the capto which it is aplied. pThe invention consists in certain improved means for this purpose whichwill first be described in connection with the accompanying drawingsforming a part of this specification, and will then. be moreparticularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings Figure l is a view of a fountain pen and cap providedwith a retaining clip embodyin my invention,

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal axial section of the pen longitudinally throughthe clip,

Fig. 3 is a cross section on line 33 of Fig. 2, and,

Fig. 4' is a detached view of the cap with the clip removed in order toexpose the recess in which the boss that forms the head of the clip isfitted and held, and,

Fig. 5 is a view of the anchor plate detached.

A is the body of the fountain pen, B the cap, and C the clip.

In the exterior of the cap there is formed a recess 6 of irregularcontour to receive the boss 0, which forms the head of the clip. Theboss 0 is of contour corresponding to that of the recess, so as to fitsnugly therein, and has a thickness corresponding substantially to thedepth of the recess 1), so that when seated and held therein it will besubstantially flush with the exterior surface of the cap B. In thepresent instance the body or central portion of the boss 0 is circularin form having on its periphery three radial projections c of circularform, and spaced at about 45 from one another. The recess in the cap hasa main central portion 6 to receive the boss 0, and peripheral smallerrecessed portions 1), positioned to receive the radial projections c onthe clip boss 0. The head of the clip is curved transversely asinthereof, thus leaving the latter entirely freeto accommodate withoutimpediment the pen and nozzle portions of the penholder which. it isdesigned to protect. In the anchor plate is formed a central internallyscrew threaded hole (2; and in the head 0 of the clip is acorrespondingly located hole 0 which registers with the hole d in theanchor plate when the head 0 of the clip is fitted into the recess b-thehole 0 being of sufiicient size to permit the passage of the stem of thescrew 8 by which the clip is bound in its place on the cap. The screw isof such length that when driven home, its inner end does not projectthrough the wall of the cap into the bore thereof. Its head preferablyis cross-nicked as shown for convenience sake as well as to present amore ornamental appearance.

By the term irregular contour as used in this specification is intendedsuch a contour that when the boss or head of the cli is seated and heldin its recess in the cap, it will be incapable of rotary movementtherein on the screw 8 as an axis.

The anchor plate is of such form externally that when seated in the capit is incapable of rotation therein. In the present instance it isformed, for this purpose, with a laterally projectin flange (1 on itsinner end, rectangular in s ape, as shown in Fig. 5, which seats itselfin a correspondingly shaped recess formed forits reception in the innerface of the wall of the cap, as indicated in the drawings.

Having described my improvement and the best way now known to me ofcarrying the same into practical effect, what I claim which the head ofthe clip snugly fits with v Q Lseems its exterior substantially flushwith the exin the anchor plate and immovably securing terior surface ofthe cap; an anchor plate the clip in position, the length of the screwforming the bottom of the said recess conbeing such that when'drivenhome its inner 10 tained Within the compass of the wall of the end doesnot reject beyond the inner face 5 cap and immovably held. therein; anda of the Well 0 the cap.

binding screw passing through the head of In testimony whereof Iafiix mysignature. the clip into a screw threaded socket or hole HENRY LASKO.

